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f@-law, Bat Mr. Tiden, on the other hand, is aman Simost entirely destitute of near relations, He is an He has no wife, and consequently few ers-in-law. In considering the relative claims of» two candidates the St. Louis Convention will ve to bear in mind the claims of their relatives. The Rochester Democrat sees very clearly that a man ‘wunot go before the pablic as a candidate for office @ithout having his reputation smirched; and it there- foro bas the kindness to say— ‘ THK ORDEAL OF FIRB fefines the pure gold. 11 consumes the dross. In the tivairies and contentions of politics envy and malice 400 often seek to drag down a person of exalted worth, And often the very conspicuousness of bis worth will invite the most bitter attacks, A charge may thus be the outcome of the vilest conspiracy. Surely a man foust not suffer censure if he is able to prove the con- jiracy, it his innocence becomes as clear as the day- ht, and if, rising superior to all reproach, he adas to bis Virtues the testimony of purifying persecu- m. The soldier who has languished for a time as @ captive in the camp of the enemy is not less true th his colors than he whom reproach has never visited, {is vindication must, however, be as convincing as the Gcousations against him were vindictive. No shadow ast remajn on his reputation, no stain must sully bis me. A great deal has been said about Governor Tilden’s 1480 Of newspaper support im the Sovth The Louisville Courier-Journal docs not believe the charges And Yenies them so far us itee:f 18 concerned, and very Pretuly says:— ‘The friends of Governor Tilden are z NOWNERE INVITING ATTAOK, The career of Governor Tilden nowhe stifies it, The Governor of New York bas conducted himself with Singular moderation and forbearance in the face of in- * @essant vilification, His friends are dog what they oe to put his cla;ms and merits befure the country to the detriment of no other uspirant, pledging themselves fo support the nominee whoever he shall be. Not a fiers ot abuse bas fallen trom heir, lips, They pre- it their man and iney give reasons for their choice, Speaking of MR, BLAINE’S Ca! the St, Louis Times says:— It is true tliat democratic editors have not found it in the Noe of their duty to pass uny positive judgment q mm the accusations against Mr, Blaine. It is. not eir ight, They have no wish that he should be beaten in the contest Jor the Cincinnati nomination. If Ee that nomination they believe that he will bo ily beaten in the contest for the Presidency. His position at the head of the most corrupt Congress tho Country has ever known is a remarkably strong point against bim beiore the people. The St Louis Republican is not a paper in which it might be expected that there would be a good word for A STRONG ADMINISTRATIONIST. ‘Yet it speaks a handsome word for Conkling, because the latter ts not favored by the Chicago Zribune, The Republican ssys:— . Conkling helped Grant to abuse and humiliate Sum- ner. When and whero did Blaine, the 7ribune’s favo- rite, tako his part? Of the two men Conkling 18 the pager, for be struck his blows openly aud above ard, while Blaine sat by and smiled approvingly— sanctioning what he was afraid or ashamed to urge in parson. Conkling, whatever else he may be, is not a magogue. He has stood by Grant through good and evil report, and pinned his political fortunes to the skirts of his friend, If Grantism triumphs, Conkling Fd triumph with it If at falls, Conkling will share its late. Speaking of the effort to find a man of no positive Qdalities as a candidate for the Presidency, the San Francisco Bulletin says:— The election of Franklin Pierce established the fact that any man whom the politicians set upon AN ACCEPTED PLATFORM could be elected to the Presidency, though 1t mast be Ramitted that the nominee in question made a very ‘Executive. This the time when we were told Ubat what the people were to struggle for was ‘“princi- ples and not men.” The effect was of course to destroy Individual character. Henceforward the successful Blatesmin was not he who had won famo by his talents or bis services, but who kept as shady as possibio, maintaining good ierms the while with the politicians, The principles aud the for their iligstration issued completely formed from the hands of these active per- Bons, Twice only jn these latter years did we return so the old system, that thc man was himself the plat- Jorm—that is to say, in the case of the second election of Lincoln and the first election of Grunt. THULMAN — REFUSES CARPENTER’S HAND. [From the Washington Star.] In addressing the Senate sitting as a court of im- peachment Mr. Carpenter, of Belknap’s counsel, some- Mmes speaks with a freedom which very naturally ennoys certain members of the court, Just prior to the adjournment the other day Mr. Thurman, in the Course of a few remarks, said, referring undoubtedly to Mr. Carpenter, that ‘the Senate has been treated with Yeant respect and the law with less.” Soon after Mr. Carpenter walked over to Mr. Thurman’s dosk, and, laying one hand on the Judge’s shoulder, extended the other. The Judge declined to accept the extended ‘band, and began talking very earnestly, occasionally bringing his fst down upon his desk in an emphatic manner. Mr. Carpenter took the matter good-natured]; and Bnally got forcible possession of one of the Judge’ “‘fiippers”” and shook it heartily, Subsequently Mr, Carpenter returned to Mr. Thurman and familiarly placed his hand on his shouider, apparently saying sumething pleasant. The Senator, who was apparently still greatly annoyed, rather roughly shook it off, and Mr. Carpenter, despairing of a reconciliation, at ‘least at that time, withdrew. It is a circumstance which has been noted by all who have heard him that Mr. Carpenter irequentiy passes the bounds of decorum in addressing the Court, and whether intentionally or not, that he sometimes reflects on the fairness and Ym- partiality of that body; and perhaps, under the circum- Bances, Judge Tharman was quite justified in feeling apnoyed at his remarks a tew days sinco, THE BLAINE SCANDAL. WHAT MR. FISHER SAID TO A BOSTON LAWYER, [From the Boston Transcript, June 3.] _ It appears trom the testimony of Mr. Warren Fisher, in the Blune investigation at Washington, that hix hie"iory is conveniently defective on certain points, particalarly in regard to fragments of conversation ond rerarks reflecting upon the ex-Speaker, Wonder Ji he bas forgotten one conversation which occurred in the cars between Boston and Worcester, when be and Mr. Mulligan were en route tor the capital in answer to the subpena, Mr. Mulligan occupied a seat by him. self, aud by his side was a green bag containing the package of mysterious letters, the contents of Which Mrs Biaine retuses to disclose, In ‘he seat bebind Mr, Mulligan were Mr. Fisher and a well-known lawyer of this city who had joined the party by accident, and to woom Mr. Fisher bad said the evning before that he intended to tell thé whole trun, and should not lie to save Mr, Blaine, The conversation naturally turned upon the Biaine investigation, and Mr. Fisher, pointing to the green bag, said, substantially, that there was ‘eV dence in that bag which would damn Blaine,” His companion asked what that meant, and Mr. Fisher re- Phed that there was a letter in the bag irom Mr, Biaine (to Mr. Fisher), which said, substantial): have bad’a great deal of troubic at the heel of the res. sion ¢0 get this Little Rock and Fort Smith bill trough ;” and subsequently the writer adds, ‘I think I deserve some compensation.” ‘The explanation o: this is, that the original grant to the rodd was with a resthiction forbidding the sale of lands at Jess than a certain price per acre, and the ‘great deal of troyble’’ referred to was in regard to the removal of that restriction, which was ultimately accomplished to the decided advantage of the com- any. bare was the report which reached us yesterday, and the gentioman, who 18 a weil kuown aud respected lawyer in this city, was waited upon this morning. He admiited that the conversation occurred, and while ne would not authorize the use of hts name at present, he did not deny that the version, as given above, was*| substgniially correct, though adding that it was not “exactly accurate;” and be voluntarily said that Mr, Fisher made another staethent to bim which was still more damaging to Mr. FINE ARTS. & CURIOUS PICTURE ON EXHIBITION AT CLINTON HALL, ‘Thero is on exhibition at the Clinton Hall salesroomas, Astor place, a painting just brought to this country by the artist, Francis Perl, of Vienna. The picture repre- Bents the face of Chris: impressed upon the handker- chief of St, Veronica, and appears at first glance to be Areprotuction of the painting of the same subject by Vandyck, which was exhibited « short time ago in the collection of General Grabam, atthe Leavitt Art rooms, That picture, though puinfal to look at, was asplendia piece of artistic work; but the one now on exhibition is full of trickery, although the effect is Fealiy Wonderful tn its ghustiiness. The head is life size, and painted on coarse Roman canvas The tex- ture of the handkerchie! 1s rendered by tinting the burface lightly with the paint, and on the fice and bair it 16 painted solidly, until a smooth surface produces the texture of flesh. The color represents well the hue of a face from agony, and the lips are purplish and al aeathlike, but itis in the eyes that the artist hes suc- eveded in gaining the most dtartiing effect, Ata short distance they are wide open, looking up with an ex- Pression denoting the utmost mental agony, as it He was utterring the ery of hee ves when on the road to the plaeo of crucifixion. But when near the picture the eyes are nearly closed and drops of bieod are ovz- it from the corners, Upon examining the sur- fi {he ontline of the iris and pil may be secn distinctly onder the thin glazing whiel has been used to produce the effect of shadow under the eyebrow, It appoars as if the artist intended to hi the eyes open originally, but changed tis mind wd t per Lid, i ting to scrape the su dropped laco before painting over ita second time, But tho light entching these prominent surfuecs gives them Bote original position and makes the spectator doubt: } other his own organs of sight are in a reliabie con- NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY. TALES FOR MARINES. The Remarkable Literature Developed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. PLEASANT READING «FOR TAXPAYERS. How Furnishings Were Bought and Sold at Our Naval Depot. NORMAN WIARD SKETCHED MASTERLY. ———__—_—_. It will be remembered by the readers of the HxraLp that on May 1 last an investigation was begun into the conduct of affairs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Few doubted that such an investigation was needed in every navy yard in the country, It was not antil the country was on the very eve of a Spanish war that the public became alive to the fact that if a collision with Spain were precipitated we should, in the cuse of many of the vessels commissioned, be simply sending brave sailors to certain death. The consequence was a feel- ing of general and profound alarm at the condition of oar navy. People asked themselves how it was that, with resources second to those of no country in the world, we were so miserably bebind hand ia our naval preparations. Added to this, ramor had been tor a very long time busily pointing her finger at the Navy Department at Washington as one of the main seats of administrative corruption, Later on revelations in the War Department predisposed the public mind to a belief in the possibility of similar irregularities in the Navy Department. The charges made gradually assumed greater consistency, and at ast induced Congress to appoint a committtee of inquiry into the conduct of the various navy yards, ‘The Brooklyn Navy Yard was handed over to the gen- Uemen named below. The following is the resolution under which the inquiry made by the committee was undertaken :— Resolved, That, for the purpose of enabling the Commit- tee of this House on Naval Affairs to discharge the dutios Imposed upon them by the Houso resolution. (instructing them to inquire into certain eed abu: and frauds at the different navy yards of United st und the mis. sppiteation of appropriations made for the construction of eight vessels of war. author PE act of Congress, approved February 10, 1873, &e.), it is hereby directed that nal, com- mittee, through sub-commitres appointed for that pur- we . consisting of Messrs. Willis, Lewis, Harris, Hays. and hitthorne, shail make such luvestigution, as lar as relates: to the Brogkiyn Navy Yard. Long Island, at the said yard, und in the cities of New York and Brooklyn. The evidence taken by the committee is voluminous and makes avout 300 large octavo pases The differ- ence noticeable in the character of the evidence be- tween the various classes of officials is very great and 18 reslly instractive’ As might have been expected from men bearing the high character for honor and in- tegrity universally conceded to our naval no less than to our military officers, the evidence of the former in this inquiry is PLAIN, STRAIGHTFORWARD, OUTSPOKEN AND MANLY. There is no shuflling away {rom questions, no subter- fuge, no equivocation, The color and quality of the evidence departs widely from this standard when wo get to those officials who, in many cases, had the ‘‘man- agement” of things. The closest-mouthed of all and those of most convenient memory are those who re- ceived the public money, either for goods delivered or work done, The discretion displayed by these people is tule short of wonderful. One of the choicest spoci- mens of downrighiness comes from a simple carter, whose dogged truthfulness really provokes laughter, and who, while cross-examined by one of the com- mittee and extensively badgered, holds his unterrified head erect and shouts his defiance to thieves. It seems quite clear, irom the bulk of the evideace given in the report, that an indefinitely greater quantity of facts might have been elicited had the committee only known precisely what questiens to ask. It looks as if, in all these cases, the best way would be to offer a sub- stantial prize to the man of the place who would sug- gest to the committee the greatest number ot questions pertinent to the matter, such questions to be delivered seated, like any tender for supphes, and to be treated “confidentially by tho committee,” If wool were really wanted this would be tke way to getatthe flecce, It is impossible in the scope of a single article to do more than glance cursorily at the testimony given. But in the evidence itself there are number of familiar taces, Secretary Robeson, the Cattelis, Norman Wiard, Raymond, Sickles and a small army of others are conjured up under the ques- tions of the committee, and one 1s left to infer what an indefinite quantity of information these gentlemen could furnish if only the right questions were asked and the right answers given. The frat witness examined was Vice-Admiral Stephen C, Rowan. The majority of the Admiral’s evidence touched upon the scope of his authority in the Brook- lyn Navy Yard, aud portions of it are very entertain- ing. When asked whether the scope of his authority extended over all officers in the city of New York, he answered, “Only over the rendezvous.” Outside he said he had none—none over the pay master, none over the hospital. A report reached him that there was an irregularity in the muster rolls of the Civil Engincer’s Office, The Admiral ordered a board to investigate it Found irregularities requiring a Court of Inquiry. Asked for suck Court, which examined matters two months ago and reported to Washington. They did not know im the yard what bad been reported, but officer was still on duty, The Admiral states the J ‘and Colossus to be both rotten, and, on a repetition of the question, pointedly informs the members of the committee that they, too, will say so if they will only examine the vessels, The Colorado could not goto sea, he says; #ue needs planking. Wher asked whether he knew that umber dealers were taking uway a great deal of umber from our public forests and selling it, replies:—‘'I have no knowledge beyond the fact that that timber comes bere and is very often stowed away here and sold to the government when opportunity offers, und ulso to tht rchant service.’’ W! asked tem, in so far as the yards aro concerned, could be dispensed with, and if that were done whether it would promote the interests of the government, he says;— I do not think the bureau system would work in time of I, 1.0 Dot see any remedy unless you cor Commissioners or Admiral A. (bureau ow works npon {te own hook, and ono doos not know what is goiug on in the other. The jollowing answers of the Admiral are both pointed and significant:— by ‘tate whether you, being at the head of the yard here, could not have competent mechantes pl nder your charge, and have all those various bureaus do thelr work ja one office under your direetion, at the same time main- taining the bureaus at Washington as they are. * Perhaps so, if you can cut the bureaus off in Wai from playin fh utive o! ee 3 Le to kno wh stom, both here and at Wastington, i not a division of auto and respousibility which works irjury to. the governm “It is a transter of four or five bureans from Washington to Navy Yard. I subject to the commandant ?” hey co through » certain form of passing letters throngh me; that is all “Hut they really derive thelt authority from hendquar- " ‘ex; Lam a kind of head postmaster, I pase the orderseach way, aud am here as kind of balance w! in ‘ase of dispu: cmeie the head of abarean in Washington shold send yoo an bee to the head of a bureaa here you would transmit ; Dut you woula nut exercise any authority in the ters When I Srst came here an order would come to me, «1 E would write out the contents of it and send it a com: They took exceptions to that in rdered to transmit those orders direct the heads of the departinents, they ind returoing: m™m to me for filing,” ui a the yard be concentrated ex * parts of the business, you being tue source of ail authority Iu the department and the oue texponsible head 1° “That could» ¢ done to advantage.” The Admiral was asked several questions touching the Civil Engineer and bis possible relations with the Paymaster. The most pointed of all were the follow. ing:— “It he (the Civil Engineer) and the Paymaster have an understanaing there in noend to the amount of swinaling whieh might be done 1" “Of ewarne, If they have that understanding there may be ‘millions in it,’ ris “4 looked wee that the Paymaster here has pur- eeonomy f° T think he is all right. ho wanted to be upright man, re millions in thot it crooked im it. When asked what, as going now, we are adding to efficieney of our navy, the Admiral repiied:—“We not adding anything, Lam sorry to say, You gave us money to build some vessels the Congress betore Just, and we got ene good Sbip out of it—ehe Trenton.” Various other questions were answered by the Admiral relative to important general matters, the discussion of which is impossible here, Captain Temple's evidence, as far as fraad or irregu- Jarities are concerned, Is unimportant, JOUN KELLY. Some instructive answers were given to the com- mittee by Jolin Kelly, not he of Tammany famo, but a Mr. Joba Kelly, living at No. 20 Prince street, Brook- lyn, who entered the Navy Yard as a rigger, and was requested to — retire from ‘because, he quamntly says, “1 would not give a day’s SOP] the party at election time.”’ to Ho states that the requisition was made by the boas Jaborer, William Wallace, and that, of 177 men on the hist, John Kelly was the only man who could artica- late “No,” For this courageous piece of vocalization John was sent home. Twoor threo more of his an- swors are very good, “How mauy more laborers are there generally before than election 2” “There is a considerable number. these appointed 2” A great many goons side politicians. “Repablicans or democrats “Repneiicans. Ob, the democrats have no chance of pat, ting anybody in here; they would not b lowed inside of the gatn ancept toe oficers, “What happened generally aiter election ?” “They were all gave.” Mr. John Kelly, rigger, stood the fire of a long oross- examination, showing himself perfectly familiar with dates, names and figures, and will probably be remem- bered on occasion by the republicans im Brooklyn, should ho again seek employment in the Navy Yard, Mr. Quintard, among mich valuable mformauot contributed the assertion that, by getting its work done on contract, the government could save from twenty-five to ity percent. Several witnesses were examined with regard to the nature of their transactions with the goverament, bat it was only from a few that saniicg important was elicited, “The committee, all the way through, give evidence of their real anxiety to get at apy and all facts which may fix fraud where it onght to lie, Some of the evidence is conilict- ing. Alexander Henderson, Chief Engineer of tho Untied States Navy, im charg: the acparunent of steam engineering at the Navy Yard, Brookiyn, testi- fied with regard to the pertect regularity of all the transactions of Mr, Roach in regard to the remoyal of old iron, copper, composition, &c. On the other hand the evidence of Charles Waldron covered much ground, and conthets materially with that of Mr. Henderson. This witness was at times very funny, He stated that timber had been received at the Brook! Navy Yard which had been condemned at that such timber was vow in the yard. Some of the rest of the evidence ig so good that it must be given in extenso;. [Po son anow of any other abnaes or frauds 2” 3s, sit. ‘What are they !”” “The stoam engineering department. When I was driving tear here L have taken stuffdewn to the dock sud it was sold for old iron; went to John Ronch; the same pieces, cause I used tu have alittle punch and punch them, tn se hey were going to, and [heard Mr. He: my of mine, L never spoke to bit of Roach's toren thing vo up,’ says Hendei t it there and fetch it right down.’ ”” 5 ‘And that saine material that was hauled over to Roach’s came back 2” 1 brought it back." jot in the same shape ?”” ‘No, sir: but it was only just cleaned up and painted over. twas last summer.” ‘How olten did that kind of thing happen 2”? ‘Oh, it happened every day in the week.” Do'you know of any other instance 2” ® steamboat that “Donald. MeKay or Nat McKay “T was hanting staff on board of her a week.” Whit sort ot ssuif 2” “There were two teams a week hauling stuff on hoard of her; everything to tuild a boat twice as ble ax she wass she went up soinewhere above New London to build hauled twenty bales of oakum, and, I think, eigut kegs of spikes, and over thirty kegs of whi paint of all kinds.” “Was not that regularly under the orders 2” “Ldon’t know; {am only telling what I know, but if a man has a contract to it wateambout, up Ido not suppose It bite come out of the government; I have to pay a little of that?” “But suppose the governmeut had made a contract with him to furnish the material?” “Yo furnish the material ? You might as weil Just go and twenty- jead and t 2" ‘om dates, but she only went away from three weeks ago—three or four weeks ao.” mL eVer nee HNY Copper, composition or brass hanles or did you haul any over to Koach's ¢ “Yes, sir L have seen it go om bonrd the lighters, tons and tons Fes, 100 tons, and more too-—500 tons.” The remainder of Waldron’s evidence showed that he bad bis eyes wide open and is gifted with a remark- ably tenacious memory, In the course of his examl- nation he retorted on one of the committee, who seemed disposed to shake his evidence, “You're TOO MUCH OF A LAWYKR FOR Mi”? Any One reading the evidence would say that Mr, Goorge Waldron’s modesty was clearly at fault, The evidence touching the Tennessee, given by James B. Heney, shipbuilder, of New York, reveals a most disgraceful state of affairs, She was built of wood that at opce roted, was scandalously tinkered Up, so as to be totally w worthy, and even the men employed on her ered “Shame!” A derrick sup- d to be good for nothing, which was given to Joba Roach for hothing and putin repair by him, afforded an opportunity: for an adwirabie piece of fencing be- tween Mr. A. D, Bishop and Mr. Harris, of the com- mittee, in which the former got very CONSIDERADLY THE WORST OF THR Hout. It was elicited from Mr. Henderson that the shaft of the United States steamer Nevada and the composition stern piece were used on the Trenton, The evidence touching Mr. Norman Wiard ts amus- ing. The gentleman examined was Mr. Henri 1. Stewart, Ho knew Mr. Wiard; was acquainted with his patent boiler attachment, and when it bad any practical vaiue, caustically remarked has, to occupy the tne of an engineer; but to protect the boiler it has none, in my judgmeat.” Notwith- standing this, Mr. Wiard was paid $30,000 before there Was any pretence that a report or evén an examination of the patent had been made, ‘The witness was ask: in this connection, whether he bad heard that Chief Engineer Wood and 8, P. Brown had been :n tus city in disguise, He had, and had hoard that they were registered at the Union Square Hotel as Mr. Jobn A. Bingham and Mra. Jobn A. Bingham; that they were here to “fix” Mr Marsh, and tixing matters up gener- ally so that the committee might not get at the facts, and that matters had been so “fixed’’—thus spoke the witness to the committee—‘that if you got at them rou would be livety.’? Wiard bas been paid in all 72,000. The contract was made by Wood. The fol- jowing description of the man to whom the govern- ment paid this money for nothing is far too good to be ost:— Wiard a man of any scientific attainment jo, sit, except that he catches at any iden that he roads ok and aaopts it. He not in the beginning » and he has but very little now. But he hus made it x study to act the part of the scientttic innocent and confidence nan, He woul make hink he wax a victim of the universal seoundrelism of mankind and the embodiment of the most exact scientific Innocence and trathfulness. For instance, he will make a statement that is utterly and protoundly preposterous, Then he wis remark to you, ‘Nir, that statement is not quite true,’ and he will pic! matter, and pefore you kno awake. he will’ per- suade you (hat ‘come right down from the reaims of y'and truth and has stu bed -his toe accidently it man of auy attainment: inet Fomethini which looks like the shadow of xn and that his delicate sensibilities have led him at to pnt himself right in phe matte pared to be wallowed wh: This is holding the mirror up to nature with a ven- geance, Mr. Wiard will, of course, send his acknowledg- inenta to this masterly portrait painter, In wading through the mud which the committee stirred up at every step in this imqniry one stumbles upon A. G. Cattell & Co, Let one specimen of these patriotic gentiemen suffice. Charles T. Goodwin was asked the following questions and gave the answers ap- pended :— “For what did you pay A. G. Cattell & Co, a fee or com- mission? My paid them in eonneetion with some flour that was sold the ase arey some #15,000, in three payments, during c ve the figus oe tarnished, have or bave not A. (, Cattell & Co. An intetest 1” “They bave an interest.” “To what extent ! “J could not teil exactly; It does not alwayarun the same; xometimes we sell a lot of flour, and they are to have on half the profit. whatever it may be, and in that way | have paid them $15,000." The expression, “paid in connection with,” given above, is very delicate and considerate. Some people-— Mr. George Waldron, tor instance—would have been more direct in talking about this disgraceful job; but it has to be remembored that the Cattells must be bandied with kid gloves; they are like fancy china—dainty and brittle, . nd by shat time you wre pre- RNY CLEWS WAS RXAMINKD touching the efforts made by him to obtain for his firm the haniling of the navat fund. It was elicited that Mr. Clews very nearly succeeded; that Secrotary Robe- gon’s determination to give the position to Jay Cooke, MeCulloch & Co., induced the former to write an apologetic letter to Ciews, In whieh he stated (as Clews putsit, “more or jess’) that he wished the latter would hot make any trouble, carry out any threat, or make any exposuré connected with this matter,’ If, however, Mr. Clews’ memory 18 one-hundredth part a3 bad as ho represents it to be in matters of such magni- tude ant importance as those which were the subjects of inquiry by the committee, he proves to evidence that so far from being fit to stand at the head of a soi- discent large banking house, he was not qualified to take the place of the bumbiest clerk in his office, In times of ollicial investigation, when one is onthe wrong side of the fence, a bad. Memory is a great god- send, Itisagreat blessing that the coantry bas at least two parties in it, Mr, Clews remombered having subscribed large surhe for the political parposes of the republican party; but his convenient memory tailed him as to the amount. He stated, however, with some- thing of complaint in his tone, that he would have been a great deal better off if be had not subscribe! so much. Mr, Clews is at least congcious of the fact that an hogs 4 gow it a wonderful ’uimulus to the mem- mory. ‘di the reader kindly listen to the tellowing from Mr, Clews, after which that gentlemon will be allowed to retire:— My first connecti with Cheever was by a proposition that came from hith to furnish intormati what was goin on ia Washington, New York markets are opera very largely by Information received ‘rom Was ine Mr. Cheover said that he was already furwishing informa tion to yarioun Jarve honses—Ouvean, Sherman & C.. Dabney & Morgan, the Selizmans and oters—and recoiving half te profits wade upon che informeston furnished to them, and he solicited iny business of the same character which I agreed to give him, What bad Cheever done that Mr. Clews’ memory should be so good in this instance? ‘ It would be possible to go on indednitely multiply- ing evidence of this and Analogous kinds. Tho task is not a pleasant one, There isa bad, uuhealiny ovor generated by the stirring up of these uninviting cle- ments, Suflicient, however, bas been given to show the readers of the HeRavo the general tenor of this in- quiry and of tho ev dence elicited. What rized livrary would contain the volumes required to hold the testi- mony Were such inquiries instituted all ever the conn. try it would be hard to determine. Of the odoriferous q wart f of such testiony there can be no manner of joubt. BURGLARY IN JERSEY CITY. About two o'clock) yesterday . morning the store of Patrick McArdle, at the corner! Morgan and Warren streets, Jersey City, was entered by burglars, who car- ried off a stock of liquors aud other goods amounting to $150, Edward Larkin, Joseph K. Kvans and Patrick Carrigan were arrested at ten o'clock i the forenoon by Detective Clos on information furaished by MeArale, and were commitied for trial JUNE 5, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. YACHTING NOTES. Mr. Iselin’s schooner yacht Meta will go on the ways at Port Richmond to-day, to be overhauled and cleaned for the N.Y.Y.C, regatta on Thursday next, The schooner Peerless, Commodore Maxwell, bas deen on the ways at Totienvilie, and will come off to- day. She iw entered for the Atlantic and Now York Yacht Clab regattas, and will probably take part in the Seawanhaka ocean race on the 13th inst. Tho sloop Gracie, Mr. John Halsey, N.Y.Y.C., is now on the ways at West Pert Richmond, hay- ing her bottom seraped and pot leaded and being gen- erally put in order for the regattas this week. The Idler, Mr S J. Colgute, N.Y.Y.C., went on the ways at tho foot of Court street, Brookiyn, on Saturday night. The Active, Mr, F, W, J. Hurst, N.Y.¥.C., goes on the ways, to have her bottom cleaned, at City Island, on Tuesday, Sho is entered for the N.Y.Y.C, regatta and the Seawanhaka Corinthian race, The schooner Triton, Mr. yer, A. Y.C., comes off the ways at lort Richmond to-da; : The Undine has been om the ways st Red Hook, he comes off this evening, 2, goes on the Ay for the seme purpos The schooner Madeleine, Commodore Dickerson, B, -C., will come to New York waters on Wednesday to take part in the N.Y.¥.G regatta on Thursday, and the Brooklyn on Saturday pier is to go on the ways at Red Hook Point y to prepare for the regatta on Thursday, All yachtsmen are auxious to see her perforinance since her alteration, whitch, it is generally asserted, bas com- pletly spoiled her, But few haye as yet caught a glimpse ot her, ‘Yhe popular belicl, however, is that sho ts a failure, ‘ The schooner yacht Clio, Messrs. Bradburst and Asten, .¥. been on tho ways at Fire Island, and will arrive in New York to-day. The schooner Alarm, Mr, Kingsland, N.Y.Y¥.C., is now on the screw dock, at the 1oot of Market street, Tofltting and bending new sails, Mr, Langiey’s schooner yacht Comet comes off the Ways at Port Richmond to-night. The schooner Agnes, A.Y.C., has been on the ways at Glen Cove, preparing for the diut regatta on Tues- day. She will, it 1s expected, make a galiant raco with her old antagonist, the Triton, . Mr, Huntley's new sloop yacht, Nyantic, recently built by Smith, of Islip, will be placed. in full commis- sion on Thursday nest, Sho is expected to prove very fast, The schooner Tidal Wave, Mr. William Voorhies, N.Y.Y.C., is now on tho waysat Nyack, She has had her rudder post put seven feet further aft, and is bong filled out at the stern on the water line, This 18 a sim- ilar alteration to that of the Mohawk and is expected to greatly improve both her appearance and speed. She will take part in the regasta of Thursday, The sloop Playful, Mr. R. W. Holmes, B.Y.C., has been lengthened fourteen feet amidships and been turned into a schooner, Her cabin has been entirely remodelled and handsomely decorated. She will now have three staterooms on each side. ‘The sloops Kato and Madcap are now on the ways at Port Richmond, being seraped and repainted and put in good trim for the coming regattas, The Magic, Mr, Frank Osgood, N.Y. Y.C., is anchored off Sailors’ Snug -Harbor, in the Kills, and is being al- tered to the same condition as when she sailed for the Quoen’s Cup, Her sails were bent on Saturd& and sho js to be hauled out on the stays, cleaned and painted this week. Her hull will be black, with a gold stroak, Entries for the N,Y.Y.0. regatta close on the 6th inet, at eleven A. M., at the club house, Madison avenue. Entries for the Seawanhaka Corinthian sloop race ort Satnrday next, close on Friday, at three P, M., at No, 54 Willliam street. Those for the schooner race on the 13th inst, close at three P. M. on the 12th, at the same place. . ‘The entry list for the B.Y.C. rogatia, on Saturday, closes on Friday night at the club house, at tho corner of Montague and Court streets, Brooklyn. Yacht Mystic, B,Y.C., Mr. Hall, which lay at anchor of Whitestone, L. 1., during Saturday, went on to New York yesterday. BOAT RACE IN JERSEY CITY, Yesterday afternoon a scull race took placo in Jersey City, from the buat house at the foot of Barrow streot around Fili¢ Island and return, a distance of three miles, The contestants were Messrs, Cato and Reddick on the one side, and Moxsrs, Moran and Parish on the other, The Jatter lost an oar in rounding the islind and were thas beaten. The race was won in thirty- nine minutes by thre: lengths, GLADIATORS IN THE RING. Howes & Cushing's circus opens to-morrow after- noon for one week's stay at the corner of Eighth avo- nue and Forty-ninth street. In addition to the mere ortnodox ring performances the champions, Mace and Rooke, give # practical illustration of the beauties of boxing each day and’ evening, and, to judge by the at. tendance, their exhibition 1s highly ‘successful, On Tuesday night, June 6, George Kooke and “Steve” Taylor indulze ina regular glove fight tor $500 a sido, Messrs. Howes & Cushing, thongh they lend their circus tent to the contestants, are Loo modest to adinit that they countenance the fierce exhibitiun of manly art otherwise, THE NATIONAL GAME, Provipencr, R. L, June 8, 1876, At a game of base ball here to-day the Brown Univer. sity ge deoleated the Trinity College Club by ascore of 4to CRICKET NOTES, Aneleven of the St. George’s Club will to-morrow play a match with an eleven of the Staten Island Club on Camp Washington ground, Staten Island, at ten o'clock A. M. The veteran James Smith has promised to act as cap- tain of a team of the Stevons Institute Athletic Asso- ciation in a match against # selected team of the St. George's Club, to be piayed on Wednesday afternoon next. The Manhattan Club is arranging for a match with the Staten Island Club, to take piace on the 15th inst, BALLOON ASCENSION, The balloon City of Portsmouth will go up from tho Capitoline Grounds, Nostrand avenue, Brooklyn, at four o’clock this afternoon. The Fulton avenue drug- gist, G. & Peduzzi, who manufactured tho aerial ship, will be the sole passenger on the voyage among the clonds. The work of inflating the balloon with 17,000 feet ot gas will be commenced at an early hour this forenoon, THE RUSH TO CONEY ISLAND, Yesterday there was a very large nomber of visitors to Coney Island. The first Sunday in June is generatly considered .to be opening day at this domo- cratic sea-bathing and cinm-cating resort, and between 8,000 and 10,000 people—men, wo- men and. children—visited the = sands aud heard the breakers roar and sarge, while tho youngaters gambolled in tho surf and gazed raptar- ously at the white-sailed shin standing out to sea, The Pavilion Hotel, at which tho steamboats stop on their hourly trips, was crowded with visitors, who made merry time with the glasees of beer and other “temperance” drinks, which they gained only by Jeaving New York, where the demon Excise bas triumphant sway. Hitberto there has been # Food d al of complaint by those who seck Conoy Isiand’s shore that there were not enough steamboats on the Jine to convey the trequent hundreds of passengers who have waited on the wharves anxious for the saline air, Bot Norton & Murray, che proprie- tors of the Pavilion Hotel, have detormined to tarnish plenteous accommodation to all pleasure goers, and yesterday the steamboat Idlewild. a large and band- some vessel, made its excursion trial trip to Coney Island with a nambor of select guests ond a band of music. The trip was a pleasant one in every, t, and after ashort sojourn on the isiand an old fasbjoned clambake, with other side dishes and several anti-cxcise beverages, was enjoyed by the party. The Idlewild will ron, in addition to two other large stenmboats, on the North and Kast rivers in the maoner of & regular ferry to Coney Istand next week and all the suminer, stopping at the Pavilion Hotel and making the trips with greatest regularity, GAS WAR IN JERSEY. The extortions of the gas companies in Jersey City have led to au adoption of oll lights in nearly all the baildings ander control of the municipal authorities, The retrenchment commenced by the Fire Commis- sloners has béen imitated by the Police Commissioners, id the gasiights have been entirely excinded from the First f sgrenng station, regen apd reps iow toa KRALD representative that a raving several thousend doflars a year can be effected to the city by the change his and similar matters, THE LONDON FOUR-IN-IAND CLUB. A Fine Turnout on the Quesn’s Birthday. entrees Crowds of Spectators Despite Un- favorable Weather. Who Were There and How They “Tooled” the Teams, [From the London Daily News.) The Queen's birthday— May 24—was ushered in with anything bat Queen's weather, and though toward four o'clock it seemed for a moment as if the clouds would break the hope proved a delusive one. Upon the con- trary, after this semblance of cessation, the rain came down in a still steadier drizzle, and by the banks of the Serpent where the clusters were fusing into a crowd, the dread rumor flew that the our-in-Haod Club wonld not hold their appointed meet. This rumor did not howevep, meet with much credence, ‘and, in dospite of the rain, 1t was astonishing to note how perseveringly the spectators stood their ground. ‘The pedestrians, of course, were able to find somo sort of stielter under tho the chestnut trees, the thick foliage of which formed a natural umbrelia for a short time, and the occupants of close carriages were comfortable ones, But the ladies occupying open carringes—aud thero were a great many of them—“ind the people on horseback were without any stich protection, and yet they did not, with a fow ptions, abandon the fleld, Although the meet was appointed for a quarter to five the crowd had assombled along time before, and it was the dreary interval of waiting that gave rise no doubt to the rumor of a poste ponement, LONDON WEATHER. But the members of the Four-in-Hand Cinb are too good sportsmen, as a rule, to break an engagement for fear of a little water; and, though tho bad weather had the natural effect of | aimming the glory of the tnrnout and —_ lessening the number of teams present, it was before the appointed time that the first of the sixteen drags drew up into a position—and here.it may be re- marked that the time is evidently not far distant when it will be found necexsiry either to hold the meet else- where, or to take very much moro stringent measures: than have hitherto sufficed to maintain order, The crowd of people who, not content with watching the arrival of the teams from tho footpaths, surge into the roadway, mob the horses and worry the grooms for in- formation as to the name ot the owner, were never so turbulent as they showed themselves to be yesterday ; and if this was the case on a wet afternoon and with only sixteen coaches out, what may it not. be in fine weather and with a numerous turnout? It is useless expostulating with such people, but it may be well to Tem'nd them that not only do they inconvenience the “coachmen" and prevent others from seeing, but that they aro going the best way to banishing these pleasant meets {rom the Park altogether. HANOVER AND GERMANY IN COLTSIO’ Win- hing Cluv, had out the Saturday, but, alter waiting for some e, he changed bis mind and disappeared in the mist over'the Serpentine bridge. The first coach of tho Four-in-Hand Clab proper to appear on the ground was that of Mr. Eaton, the member for Coventry, and his three bays and a brown wero so good that they conld stand all the scrutiny which, in the interval of more arrivals, was bestowed upon them. Among the critics of Mr, Eaton’s team was the Crown Prince of Hanover, who drove up just at this moment in one of the Court carriagos, but did not remain long, thoygh just long enough to come aimost into collision with the Ger- man Ambassador, Count Minster, who had been ot a spestator on Saturday, was on the box yesterday ternoon, and bis four well matched chestnuts were, ‘as they deserved to be, much ad mired. ‘The Count had @ goodly load, tho box seat beside him being occupied by the Countess Marie Minster and the Marquis of Tavistock being among the other passengers, He bad no sooner reined his team into place than Lord Arthur Somerset, acting as locum tenens for his father, arrived with the familiar Badminton coach—yellow | underbody and wheels picked out with black. The Duke ot Beaufort, though prevented by the gout in his fingers from handling the ribbons, was on the box seat beside his son, and among the occupants of this drag, which was horsed by four stout and business-like bays, were Lady Westmorland and other members of the duke's family. The next arrival was the broken team—a brown aud a gray as wheelers and two chestnuts ‘as leadors—of Mr. Oakiey, followed by the coach of the First Life Guards, Cuptain Talbot was driving a bay anda steel roan as wheelers, with a brown and a chestnut as lenders. Tho next coach was that of the LORD GREAT CHAMBERLAIN OF ENGLAND, and Lord aveland, with bays on the near and bays on the off side, had ‘a remarkably neat drag, the under body and wheels olive green, picked out with white, the upper Hage being black, Another charming team was that of Lord Cole (dark bay wheelers and brown leaders), his coach, red wheels and blue upper body, was well loaded. He was present with the same team’ last Saturday, and Captain Whitmore followed him with the same team of beautiful grays which were soaimired at the meet of the Coaching Club, Next camo LORD LONDESROROUGH, whose blue coach was horsed by four browns which Yorkshire could not surpass, and after him Sik THOMAS PRYTOX, a third momber of the Coaching Club, who appeared with his Saturday’s team of grays. Just at this moment one old gentleman pulled another by the sleeve and said, “ol, LOOK AT MR. DISRARLI DRIVING HIS DRAG!” The coachman who had been mistaken for the Prime Minister was Lord Abingdon, who was driving a brown aid three bays. and the oply occupants of whose coach were Lady Emily Bathurst and Mr. Coulson Pitinan. COLONEL DICKSON’S browns were the next to appear upon the scene, pad the gallant Cojonel had a very heavy load. BIR HENRY TUFTON ‘was driving tho four browns which he had in the park Jast Saturday, and, in addition to Lady Tafton, several ladies braved the rain on this coach, MR, RICHARD OSWALD was next with four steel roans, and was succeeded by Lord Setton’s coach, which, in the absence of the owner through illness, was driven by Colonel Terrett, THR SIXTRENTIL AND LAST COACIL to putin an appearance was that of Lord Macduff, and itis noteworthy that he was the fifth member o! Coaching Club present at yesterday’s meet as well Saturday, the other four being Sir Henry Tufton, Sir Thomas Peyton, Captain Whitmore and Lord Cole, THE ADSENTHES, Excollont as were nearly all the sixteen teams which assembled at the magazine it was impossible not to Tegret the absence of so many popular favorites, ana a meet of the Four-in-Hand Club without Lord Wenlock, Lord Macclesfield, Mr, Birch-Reynardson, Sir Lawrenco Palk and several others that might be mentioned, is as rare as itis an unwelcome occurrence, The rain, too, detracted from the brilliancy of the gathering in other ways, for nearly ali the coachmen were enveloped in waterproois or ulsters, while the ladies were enfolded in “wraps” of one kind or another. Royalty, more- over, Was not represented, and it was in almost silenc that the word was given for @ start. Tho Duke ol Beautort’s coach led the way, and was foilowed, in pretty much the order of the above description, by the fiftcon others, Notwithstanding the crowd, little ditil- culty was experienced in tiling off, and the procession made its way along, the. drive, and, turn. ing to the ‘right at Grosvenor’ Gate, drove t Hyde Park Corner and Albert ‘Gate to Prince's Gate, and 80 back io the startung point. Thence another round of the Park was made, and on reacting Hiyde Park Corner a second time the procession made its way into Pi iliy and turned into St. James’ street, where its advent bad been watched for by the CLUn QuIDNENCS, Down that fashionable street, which looked gloomy enough im the raim, the coaches made their way past Marlborough House, atthe corner of which Mr. Chaplin, who had not appeared with his coach m tho Park, was waiting to greet his colleagues, and into the aver which leads to Bockingham Ialace. Here the procession may be «aid to bave Arspes up, for while some coaches turned up Constitution Hill and went back Into Hyde Park, others jell out and went each their own, A drive to the Crystal Palace was not to be thought of in such weather, and a8 one camo up Piccadilly a second time the beggarly array of empty Deuehes' upon regular coaches which were drawing up at the White Horse Cellars from Tuobri Guildford, Windsor, &c., showed plainly enough the welcome downtail of yesterday was not limited to London, Those who have taken in the crusade against bearing reine will be pleaxed to learn that Mr. hat Colonel Dickson, Lord Londesborough, Lord Abingdon and the coach of the First Life Guards, dis- pensed with what have been termed ‘instruments of torture,” bat which, to save other people's feelings, it may be safer to describe as unnecessary in the great majority of cases. ANOTHER REPORT OF TIE MEETING. [From the Louton Datly Telegraph.) Black as Styx and Ancient Night was the Serpentr when the drags of the Four-in-Hand Ciub assemble for their opening day this senson. On the banks, a Jittle to eastward of the bridge, near the magazine, a Jong, wet cluster of umbrellas, like & muashtoom bed in mourning, extended dolefally, And yot it was not so very aa cluster, nor was itat all derse on either side the drive. People who bad said to themselves, or to each other, on the previous day, “It will be good thing to go and see the coaches in Hyde Park to-mor- row,’ bad expressly, of by mental reservat' fied that s@gucious remark with the cla “af the weather be fine.” Far otherwise did it turn out to be; and the “good thing” was given up by bundreds who, had the sun shone, or even had it twinkled round U corner of a thunder cloud, would have come opon the spot in all their bravery ot late spring or early summer hions, Still there are folk, equally sensible and hardy, who will take their “constitationals” in rato, wing, drizzio, 1) ail, snow, sleet, or all these atmospheric conditions together, — It was, after all, only a wellprovortioned blend of rain aud mist that stood iz the way of doors trom dawn Ul tryst was not de and artful shapes of te of sueh sober elegance roots, trim walking 06 b yesterday, 4; nor, in place of the gay colors e attire, was there any lack ppears im neatly-cut water- rerviceable no-nonsense- Y, hats, fine, though featherless, oming.’ All other parts of rk and of Kensington Gurdens, hard by, were aban- doned, while even here, overlooking the misty water, under the dmpping bougbs, al! those groen chairs, which are sometimes in excessive demand, reclined mm useless rows one against anotuer, or were in a few in- stances taken by duinpy people who could see nothing unless they siood on something. It was, in truth, One “gardener’s weather.” prt OLD FASHIONED TRAVELLING, 1TOR OF TitY LONDON PosT:— ¢ just ridden up to London on horseback from Exeter, via Taunton, Glastonbury, Wells, Clifion, Berkeley, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Mal- vern, Worcester, Leamington, Banbury, Oxford and Maidenhead, I have derived so much benefit to general health, and so much pleasure and interest in the differ. ent places visited, trozn the trip, that I cannot retrain esting the same versely from London, both us to the route and the mode of conveyance; the one being replete with objects of interest and the ‘other in- 1 refreshing, whether to the over worked others who inay teel somewhat Jaded at doi the London season, 1 am, sir, yours obe- yy A SEXAGENARIAN. May 21. COACHING MEMORIES, To sce this numerically poor nssemblage of drags, came quietly among the erowd many whose reminis- cences of old coaching days—which had been supposed by Thackeray to bave departed from the minds of the English aristoeracy—would be worth hearing. Centre of agroup mado up entirely of celebrities stood Mr. George Lane Fox, whose immediate companion wat Lord Algernon St. Maur, Nor were the notable Took, ersonall of patrician rank, by any sneans. There were old coaching men of another class ~L* vould suit handle their whips and show how things were dono it the heyday of their fame upon the road, There, fos example, was MARKY WARD, the well known West of Englaud whip, who for twenty: SIX years, Sundays, was daily on the box, and never had an Went; Who, six times a Week, did his 104 miles’ between — London Exetor, making an annual total of miles, for many yoars in succession, and who, waen driving the celebrated Quicksilver mail for about four years between Exeter and Launceston, earned for that coach the reputation of being the fasiest in the kingdom, Such were the spectators whom worse weather than yesterday would not haye kept away from the meet of ihe Four-imHand Cinb. Of the public, generally speaking, there were few; and the task of keeping a clear road fell lightly ou laspectors Butler and Fraser, who were on duty with thirty constables of the White- hall and Westminster divisions of Metropolitan Police, It had been intended by several members of the club to drive to the Crystal Palace and dine with their friends, but it proved too wet tor the uphill journey and not one of the coaches got so far as Sydenham. PIGEON SHOOTING IN ENGLAND. GUN CLUB COMPETITION ¥OR THE HOWARD 8, JAVERAY CUP, (From the London Post, May 24] The enclosure at Shepherd's Bush was fairly well ate tended yesterday during the competition for the silver cup presented by Mr. Howard 8, Jaffray. The condi- tions wore six birds cach at different distances, commenc- ing at 26 yards and receding one yard each round up to 30, Gut of the thirty-four contestants only three, viz, Captain Shelley, Mr. Charlton Adams, and Mr, Platt, succeeded in stopping all their birds, The shooting off of the tie was 274g yarda rise, and after a most exciting struggle between Captain Shelley and Mr. Charlton Adams, the gallant captain was accredited as the win- ner at the eleventh round, besides the cup, taking £61 out of the Optional Fund. Mr. Chariton Adams was awarded the second prize, £10, Captain Shelley used a central fire breech-loader, by*Charles Lancaster, In the early part of the afternoon a £1 sweepstakes was brought to an ixsne, Mr, Gambier clearing the board by scoring 6 out of 7. Score:— OptionaAL SWeePSTAKES at 6 birds each, fora silver cup valued at S0gs., presented by Mr, H. 8. Jaffray; one bird ateach distance, 25, 26, 27, 28, 20 and yards, Thirty-four competitors. : Killed, g Fi Captain Shelley, -os9» Mr. Charlton Adams... Mr. Platt. Mr. F. Norris. Mr, W. F, Gambier. seas. Captain H. B. Pavtotive. Mr. Green.. Mr. H. Crossley Mr. George. Mr. Charles Mr. S Shirley, M. Sir G, Leith, Bart Mr. J. Lee, V.C., OB. Captain Digby Boyoott THE UNFORTUNATES. The following missed their second bird: Mr. Gran- wlouel Browne, Mr. “Yam,” Mr. A. Coventry, . G, Foster, Lord Stormont, and Mr, Rock. The following missed their birds and retired: Captain Ww. F. Leighton, Mr. Carrington, Mr. E. H, Conant, Captain Hornby, Captain Gordon Hughes, Mr, H. S. Jalfray, Captain Sydney, Mr. Booth, Mr, Parker, Cap- tain T, Gist, Lord Fermoy, Mr. Logan-White and Mr, T. Lant Ties for the Cup and £61; 2714 yards rise, SCORE, ee LLTLLIL1I1T1128 fereqereretereret tLe pepeeeenereverer rere Wong ww MODS - e Captain Shelley....... Mr, Charlton” Adams’ (second prize, £10). 11111121116 Mr, Platt... 0 THE SELECTION OF THE RIFLB TEAM. Astor Hovsar, New Yorn, Juno 4, 1876, To THe Eprtox or tun HeraLos— I view with surprise your editorial of to-day upon “The Selection of the American Rifle Team.” The in+ dorsement of the action of the joint committee in de- parting in bad faith from the published conditions for the selection of a team 18 not in agcordance with fair play and public sentiment, The riflemon of tho coun try were attracted and a creditable number of the rep- resentative marksmen from various localities from one to several hundred miles away from New York wero entered in the competitions Are you aware tho committee requires of cach competitor a written compact as foliows:— I desire to compete tor # place in the American Rifl¢ Team to represent the United States io the Internationa long range rifle match for the championship of tnt world, and hereby agree to confofm tothe condition prescribed for the selection of said team. If lam successful competitor, I agree to perform such practice and to submit to such discipline and government as th¢ captain of said team shall direct. (Signed) greatly respect the excellent gentlemen whose names are found upen the committee, and I most cor dially respect and admiro tho liberality, courage ané enthusiasm of Messrs. Shaffer, of Chicago, and Gray, of Boston—two very superior shots—who on tered the competition under many disad vantages, and won places only to be told with the rest of the gentiemen who occupy places with them in the first sixteen, like a petulant school boy, “It ain’s fair, now.” You must commonge game over. The ‘vid team’ who last year added si a brilhant Jastre abroad to the fair name of oue coum try, are still held in most affection: youard by shale adthiring countrymen, and it cannot be donk men as Gildersiceve, Dakin, Bodine, Fulton, ¥; Coleman, Bruce, Ballard and fieid, would be wel comed and accepted, 1f not preferred, to reprosent out country in the important contests this year, gontlotnen, 1 daderstand, have gallantly and gen telded to @ fair competition, and all honor to Yale, Fulton, Brace and Ballard, who with trae vi and Manliness have earned their right to the positt among the team of 1576, It was @ laborions, severe and most exbaustive triad which theso geatiomen voluntarily assumed, and donbt Jess not without a great sacrifice and deprivation from more profitable employment, The committee have flauly violated a compact which is sacred to all honors able men, They could with perfect propriety have cons sulted the wishes of the sixteen and nominm say, Gildersiceve, Bodine, Coleman and well as undeniably able’ to occupy a among the number (sixteen) alrendy chosem, is an unwise and unjust diserimination, unpardonable insincerity on the part of the comm! to Lake the action they announce, by which, by a trifii accident or mishap (a contingency the most ex} rifleraan constantly encounters), a most marksman, may be one or both of the two visitors, inay be excinded by a few points, If Imi not, the contests of Tuesday and Foaseatey next Le and 7th), will amply decr onstrate how injudicious impracticable has been the action of the comimittea, will not receive the support and encouragement of the fair minded well wishers of the com the ox rienced shots, or an indulgent A v VISITING RUPLE AN EXPLANATION. In tho Heravn of yesterday, in 8 teport of proceed. ings began against Mr. Hiley, a clork ot the Essex Market Police Court, a charge made by a young womaa against Mr. Roswell L, Colt was roferred to in explana. tion of the fact that out of that charge the case inst Hiley. It is now only just and wo that the scandalous allogation against Me, Col waa missed from court and that the gentleman his friends are assured that it wae mado | ‘purpose of blackmatling, 4 CAD PROM COU: x To re Enrto ‘The ease to whieh what Hearn refers is ontirely Inacen relates . Koxwetl Ly Colt. qui ‘set as the parti ives ions a jane 4,